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Jan 27th, 2012, 11:22 am
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Senior Member
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Location: Ft. Myers Beach, FL, USA
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Hard starting?
I've got an '08 1100-S that recently started to give me trouble starting it.
It runs fine once started and warmed up, but when first starting, it will barely catch & often has to be restarted a few times. I know you should never use throttle when starting anything fuel injected, but often, that's the only way I can get her started, by blipping the throttle while cranking?
Could I possibly need a TPS reset, or a throttle body balancing? I don't think there's an idle adjustment, and once warmed up, it idles perfectly anyway.
Anyone have any tips, or hints?
Thanks in advance.
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Jan 27th, 2012, 11:38 am
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: eastbourne, , uk
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same here
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Jan 27th, 2012, 11:54 am
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: somewhere between atlanta & n.cali, ITALIA->UK->MI->GA->CA, USA
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Same here!
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ECM IV is May 8-12th 2013, men in bikinis will wash bikes for free FFS. (And stop yelling or you'll wake up the sleeping asian bitches below)
2008 Ducshop Hyper S a.k.a. "Broke Beak Mountain" in a coma after 2011 ECM crash on Cherohala Skyway (w/ Mag-uhne-sium TA-TAS!),Ducshop engine w/ Pistal pistons, EVO slipper, Ducshop stack, Ducshop light flywheel, Ducshop suspension setup, DP cams, 2-1 termi, PCIII, 1123cc bore, shift-tech alum. subframe, DPseat, DP damper, DP 520chain, Bonamici rearsets, Titax levers, Driven CF handlebar, Rizoma beltcovers/mirrors/grips/reservoirs, tail-tidy, powdercoated parts, carbon-ed everywhere, and Xerox'd
2006 749R -the queen... (none shall touch her)
2005 749S -R.I.P.(homicidal left turning land yacht flyover)
2003 749 -R.I.P.(dog avoidance maneuver)
2003 KTM EXC 450 -(alive and revving despite mind-boggling abuse)
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Jan 27th, 2012, 12:38 pm
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#4 (permalink)
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Dumont, NJ,
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Mine is similar when cold it sounds like you need a tps sync and throttle body balance. I believe touching the throttle while cranking is ok (but not prefered) on the old ecu, it is the simens that auto corrects the tps that would go nuts if you open the throttle while cranking.
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Jan 27th, 2012, 1:16 pm
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Netherlands, , Netherlands
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Same here.
I started her up yesterday after she'd been sitting idle for 2 months. She needed 4~5 cranks instead of the usual 1 or 2 to get up and running again.
With cranks I don't mean the number of times I'd have to push the start button, but, well, you know 
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Jan 27th, 2012, 1:56 pm
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Old Fast Guy
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Gloucester, VA, USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ccemn1
....Could I possibly need a TPS reset, or a throttle body balancing? .....
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Yes. Get it done! and then find out why/how it went astray.
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`12 1100SP EVO Hyper CORSE; w/Termi exh; Ducshop Stacks; Redline flash + PC-5 tune; FBF 14/41 QC; Shift-tech, CDT, Star, & BST(wheels) carbon; R&G; SF bars; ProGrip; Antigravity; SC Project; Ducabike; Duc Perf slipper; screen, str damper, seat, cat delete... 95whp/75wtq
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Jan 27th, 2012, 1:58 pm
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: atlanta, GA, USA
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Same here, join the club
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Jan 27th, 2012, 2:38 pm
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Rhodes City, Rhodes Island, Greece
Posts: 181
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Same Same
I'm hoping Motolectric cables will make a differece.
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Jan 27th, 2012, 3:36 pm
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#9 (permalink)
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Ft. Myers Beach, FL, USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sumondabitches
I'm hoping Motolectric cables will make a differece.
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I just added Motoectric cables AND Iridium plugs and it's STILL the same!
I have another problem, maybe unrelated? The yellow light, top left dash will come on, and I frequently have to shut off the key & cycle it back & forth until the light goes out, to be able to get it to crank?!?
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Jan 27th, 2012, 6:14 pm
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#10 (permalink)
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Location: somewhere between atlanta & n.cali, ITALIA->UK->MI->GA->CA, USA
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My bike had been sittiong for months. Could be old gas, fuel pump engages. It keeps turning over but simply won't catch no matter how many attempts.. Not sure of my next move
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ECM IV is May 8-12th 2013, men in bikinis will wash bikes for free FFS. (And stop yelling or you'll wake up the sleeping asian bitches below)
2008 Ducshop Hyper S a.k.a. "Broke Beak Mountain" in a coma after 2011 ECM crash on Cherohala Skyway (w/ Mag-uhne-sium TA-TAS!),Ducshop engine w/ Pistal pistons, EVO slipper, Ducshop stack, Ducshop light flywheel, Ducshop suspension setup, DP cams, 2-1 termi, PCIII, 1123cc bore, shift-tech alum. subframe, DPseat, DP damper, DP 520chain, Bonamici rearsets, Titax levers, Driven CF handlebar, Rizoma beltcovers/mirrors/grips/reservoirs, tail-tidy, powdercoated parts, carbon-ed everywhere, and Xerox'd
2006 749R -the queen... (none shall touch her)
2005 749S -R.I.P.(homicidal left turning land yacht flyover)
2003 749 -R.I.P.(dog avoidance maneuver)
2003 KTM EXC 450 -(alive and revving despite mind-boggling abuse)
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